'What does Howdy Modi have to say': Congress jabs PM after Trump repeats claims

The Congress connected Friday (November 7, 2025) took a swipe astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit U.S. President Donald Trumprepeating his claims that helium stopped the struggle betwixt India and Pakistan and that India has "largely stopped buying lipid from Russia", arsenic the absorption enactment asked "what does Howdy Modi person to accidental astir each this".

Congress wide caput successful complaint of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the number of Mr. Trump repeating his connection that helium stopped Operation Sindoor utilizing commercialized and tariffs arsenic leverage has touched 59.

"The TrumpTracker this greeting has touched 59. He reiterates: 1. He stopped Operation Sindoor wrong 24 hours by utilizing commercialized and tariffs arsenic leverage 2. India has stopped buying lipid from Russia largely.

"3. He speaks to Prime Minister Modi -- who wants him to sojourn India, which could beryllium arsenic soon arsenic adjacent year," Ramesh said connected X.

"What does HowdyModi person to accidental astir each this?" the Congress person said.

In his remarks earlier the press, Mr. Trump reiterated his assertion that helium stopped the subject struggle betwixt India and Pakistan successful May utilizing trade.

"Of the 8 wars I ended, I would accidental 5 oregon six were ended due to the fact that of tariffs. I'll springiness you an example. If you instrumentality a look astatine India and Pakistan, they started to fight, they are 2 atomic nations... They were shooting each other. Eight planes were changeable down. It was seven. Now it is eight, due to the fact that the 1 that was benignant of changeable down is present abandoned. Eight planes were changeable down.

"And I said, 'Listen, if you guys are going to fight, I'm gonna enactment tariffs connected you'. And they some went, you know, they were not blessed astir that. And wrong 24 hours, I settled the war. If I didn't person tariffs, I wouldn't person been capable to settee that war," Mr. Trump said.

The President besides termed tariffs a "great nationalist defence".

In his remarks, Mr. Trump besides said helium could question to India adjacent twelvemonth and noted that talks with New Delhi are "going good".

"It's great, going good. He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) stopped... Largely, helium stopped buying lipid from Russia," Mr. Trump said astatine the Oval Office successful effect to a question connected however talks with Modi and commercialized discussions with India are progressing.

"He's a person of mine, and we speak... He wants maine to spell there. We'll fig that out. I'll go. I had a large travel determination with Prime Minister Modi, he's a large man. And I'll beryllium going," Mr. Trump said.

When asked if helium is readying to spell to India adjacent year, Mr. Trump said, "It could be, yeah."

India volition big leaders from Australia, Japan, and the United States for the Quad acme successful New Delhi aft the 2024 acme was held successful Wilmington, Delaware.

However, the dates for the acme successful India are yet to beryllium announced.

Since May 10, erstwhile Mr. Trump announced connected societal media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a afloat and contiguous ceasefire" aft a agelong nighttime of talks mediated by Washington, helium has repeated his assertion respective times that helium helped settee the tensions betwixt the 2 neighbouring countries.

India has consistently denied immoderate 3rd enactment intervention.

India launched Operation Sindoor connected May 7, targeting panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir successful retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam onslaught that killed 26 civilians.

India and Pakistan reached an knowing connected May 10 to extremity the struggle aft 4 days of aggravated cross-border drone and rocket strikes.